To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Getting to the root of violence.
I am proposing a required and/or incentivized annual to semi-annual family mental health check-up for all families with children by family therapists, social workers, and/or other trained professionals. Bringing skillful and compassionate attention to families at an early stage can provide support in a timely manner and stave off numerous forms of human suffering and tragedy.
If all families are given such support, therapy visits would be normalized and the stigma would be eliminated. From these visits, evaluations would be made for return visits as needed and/or referrals would be made for future appointments and/or child therapy psychiatric evaluations as well as classes e.g., on parenting, communications, drug rehabilitation and education.
If all families are given such support, therapy visits would be normalized and the stigma would be eliminated. From these visits, evaluations would be made for return visits as needed and/or referrals would be made for future appointments and/or child therapy psychiatric evaluations as well as classes e.g., on parenting, communications, drug rehabilitation and education.
Why is this important?
A healthy response to the Sandy Hook tragedy.
As a Marriage and Family Therapist who has worked for many years with men, women, and children, I would like to propose a solution that I believe will head off violence at its root. It involves family therapy.
As a Marriage and Family Therapist who has worked for many years with men, women, and children, I would like to propose a solution that I believe will head off violence at its root. It involves family therapy.